Do we need packed ice to keep this cool, is this really effective?
36956
Does not hurt to use frozen ice packs. I would not use regular ice as it is not water proof. I kept the items in the trunk ofy car and it did a good job keeping things cool with ice packs.
36957
Like any Styrofoam cooler, if you want to keep something cold, you will need to add ice or some other frozen product to keep food or liquid cold.
36958
I believe this was advertised as being able to be used "ice free"; however, I bought it as a Christmas gift for my daughter and I purchased the ice pack to go with it so she could use it either way. I know she wanted to use hers when she goes to farmers markets. If I purchased one for myself,, I would buy the ice pack, also, as extra assurance that my items stayed cold.
91979
The box itself doesn't have cooling capabilities and the internal temperature is somewhat dependent on the external environment (i.e. on a hot day the box and its contents will warm). However putting it in a backpack with an ice pack or two works really well.
1931684
It's not insulated but if you add some ice packs it will stay cold for hours! The more packs the longer it's cold.
72081
It does work with ice, but to be honest, it really does not make a difference. It doesn't cool at all. It's just a very expensive fan.
52693
Hi. Mine has never come on ice and I never have refrigerated. I think if it is kept from high temperatures you are ok.
1220132
We suggest ordering during the fall so that products are not exposed to such intense heat. We could put ice packs inside but we do not know what temperatures it will be exposed to during transit, so this does not guarantee it will stay cool.
1488413
We line our cooler with it and add ice inside. We use it while boating in 100+° weather and it keeps our things cold all day.
1249206
As others have said, this is the chill which doesn't use aerogel. The Ice model has aerogel. For me the insulation works fine, but its not hot here yet. The lid is not insulated so that and the shape which has a relatively low volume/surface area ratio means that this is far from a perfect insulator. Also, mine doesn't leak at all.
163174
Technically the answer is no. Because the cooler isn't a freezer the inside temperature will be higher than a freezer. But with that said, this will keep things cold for a long time. I brought this to the desert once and after sitting in the sun for days there was still some ice left, no much ice, but impressive none the less.
1587222
I have always used a small coolie with it and it has done well in keeping things cold. I think it would depend on the tempature outside also.
634001
Not a bag of ice but a freezer pack is OK.(you know, the hard shelled kind that have gel in them.)I freeze bottles of water and they cool it down quicker in the beginning. NEVER EVER let ice melt in it. It will ruin the motor.
1608195
Probably not, without a heat source. When using it as a cooler we must use ice as an agent for cold.
842217
Absolutely! It it a regular fan that also has evaporative cooling when filled w/water & included ice pack or ice cubes. Works great borth ways.
725598
When I used my cooler (outside in the heat!) I put ice in the top storage area and also in the side hole where you put in the water. And yes, it blew out cold air.
1229362
Cool, but after a glass, it comes out room temp. I think it sort of depends on the room temp. Our summers are HOT, so it does an ok job for us. If you want lots of water ice cold, put a jug in the frig.
1597862
Not really. The more humid it is, the worse this does. You can get it to continue working with ice and such, but then you're not really getting actual effect from the device as much as a fan over a thing of ice/iced water.
811455
mine didn't come with an ice pack either. If fact, it was actually hot. I am worried it won't be effective now. Anyone know??